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Zebrafish as a Natural Host Model for Vibrio cholerae Colonization and Transmission

Overview of attention for article published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology, March 2014
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Title
Zebrafish as a Natural Host Model for Vibrio cholerae Colonization and Transmission
Published in
Applied and Environmental Microbiology, March 2014
DOI 10.1128/aem.03580-13
Pubmed ID
24375135
Authors

Donna L. Runft, Kristie C. Mitchell, Basel H. Abuaita, Jonathan P. Allen, Sarah Bajer, Kevin Ginsburg, Melody N. Neely, Jeffrey H. Withey

Abstract

The human diarrheal disease cholera is caused by the aquatic bacterium Vibrio cholerae. V. cholerae in the environment is associated with several varieties of aquatic life, including insect egg masses, shellfish, and vertebrate fish. Here we describe a novel animal model for V. cholerae, the zebrafish. Pandemic V. cholerae strains specifically colonize the zebrafish intestinal tract after exposure in water with no manipulation of the animal required. Colonization occurs in close contact with the intestinal epithelium and mimics colonization observed in mammals. Zebrafish that are colonized by V. cholerae transmit the bacteria to naive fish, which then become colonized. Striking differences in colonization between V. cholerae classical and El Tor biotypes were apparent. The zebrafish natural habitat in Asia heavily overlaps areas where cholera is endemic, suggesting that zebrafish and V. cholerae evolved in close contact with each other. Thus, the zebrafish provides a natural host model for the study of V. cholerae colonization, transmission, and environmental survival.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United Kingdom 1 1%
Spain 1 1%
Unknown 82 98%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 20 24%
Student > Master 12 14%
Researcher 10 12%
Student > Bachelor 9 11%
Student > Doctoral Student 7 8%
Other 12 14%
Unknown 14 17%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 23 27%
Immunology and Microbiology 16 19%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 13 15%
Environmental Science 6 7%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 2 2%
Other 8 10%
Unknown 16 19%

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